LCC President Brent Knight and his wife, Risé, now live in the Herrmann House.

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Students passing through LCC’s Shigematsu Gardens may look at the historical Herrmann House and won-der what it is used for on campus.

More than likely, they don’t know LCC President Brent Knight and his wife, Risé, moved into the build-ing in January 2013 and have been living there ever since.

According to LCC Direc-tor of Public Affairs Ellen

Jones, minor maintenance continues on the property.

The house was originally built in 1893 for John T. Herrmann and his family. Herrmann owned a tailor-ing business downtown and had emigrated from Berns-berg, Germany in 1872. LCC came to purchase the home from his son, Dr. Christian Herrmann, Jr., in 1966.

In 2012, the LCC Board of Trustees voted to restore the house and asked Knight to occupy it. According to Jones, the cost for renova-tions is just over $800,000.

Some of the issues en-countered during the repa-rations prior to the Knights’ move-in included lead paint and asbestos that had to be removed, and an outdated electrical system.

Jones said the old knob and tube wiring could have potentially caused a fire if it was not addressed.

“There was significant ter-mite damage in the subfloor of the kitchen and in the hardwood floor of the liv-ing room,” Jones said. “The kitchen subfloor had to be completely replaced and the

living room floor reinforced from the basement.”

Jones said the most dan-gerous thing encountered during the work was that part of the exterior wall in the front room on the sec-ond floor was collapsing and the ceiling was slanting. The Knights’ move-in was delayed until these prob-lems were resolved.

“Since then, any activity at the house has been stan-dard maintenance,” Jones said. “For example, this

First annual Bra-Za fundraiser debuts big

Maintenance continues at president’s house

Jaimie BozackAssociate Editor

All different colors, types, sizes and textures of bras were aligned on tables inside LCC’s Health and Human Services Building for the first annual Bra-Za Oct 5.

Tons of decked out and donated

bras ranging from a Starburst can-dy creations to a Little Mermaid-based bra were bid on to raise money for breast cancer and ovar-ian cancer. This event was present-ed by the LCC Mu Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) and the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA).

“The Mu Tau Chapter didn’t

have any fundraising endeavors for the fall so I presented the idea of creating an event in October called Bra-Za because it was a fun and exciting way to raise funds for breast cancer,” said PTK President Markus Davis.

The event organizers made baked goods, decorated the room with banners and lights, and even had a couple of DJs keeping track of the music.

LCC student Dejana Pur-vonic said she wasn’t sure what to expect when com-ing to this event, but she decided to come because it was for a good reason.

“I came to support the cause while getting a new bra, but then I heard some male models were model-ing the bras, and I got even more excited,” Purvonic said. “It’s a win-win for ev-eryone.”

Bra-Za had a nice turnout and brought in about 100 students, staff and outside

community members, according to Davis. Advisers from other colleges brought stu-dents to see and bid on the bras while bringing

Photos by Suzanna Powers

Photo by Suzanna Powers

LCC Student Life Director Al Nowak models a bra as “The Joker” in support of breast can-cer awareness for Bra-Za Oct. 5.

Katrina Case-Soper, (left) a Phi Theta Kappa member at Montcalm Community College, models a “country girl” bra while Gordy Kun-zelman, owner of Gordy’s Power Equipment, serves as the auction-eer for Bra-Za Oct. 5.

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